InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Eternity ❯ Chapter 7 ( Chapter 7 )

Over the next three days, the room became their entire world. The screen proved immensely useful, as loyal and unobtrusive servants would leave meals for them behind it at the proper times. The empty dishes left there would be quietly removed. They were left completely alone, and they more than took advantage of it. One day ran into the next, until they could imagine that there was nothing more to life than sleep, lovemaking and pillow talk.

 

But alas, though they had forgotten the world, it still went on outside of those four walls. Sesshomaru kept saying that he was going to leave, and then she would pout, and he would notice how cute it was, and he would kiss her pout, and then…. Next thing he knew he was exhaustedly enjoying the afterglow, the sleeping Rin keeping a tight hold on him even though she was unconscious.

 

One late morning they lay together, limbs entwined, after a somewhat less-taxing-than-usual fling. Sesshomaru was once again saying he should leave, and Rin was protesting.

 

He covered the entirety of her lips repeatedly with small, delicate kisses. “I have…” kiss, “to go,” kiss.

 

“No…” she whined.

 

Kiss, kiss. “Yes,” kiss, “because I have…” kiss, “things I need…” kiss, “to do.”

 

Rin halted the kisses with a wry grin. “Other than me?” she said incredulously.

 

He scowled playfully at her, and then chuckled. “Yes.”

 

She sighed ruefully. “I'm so jealous.”

 

He buried his face her neck and she sighed, drifting off to dreams as pleasant as waking.

 

***

 

When she awoke, he was gone. She sighed heavily. Well, she supposed it had to end sometime. It wasn't as if it would never happen again. She grinned to herself, and sat up, surveying the total disarray that had surrounded them. Then she looked at herself.

 

“Ugh…” she said to the room in general, running a hand through her tangled hair. “I need a bath.” She got up, her legs feeling considerably wobbly. Walking across the room proved very interesting for several reasons. One, her sense of balance seemed to be completely thrown off, and two, the amount of … activity she had participated in lately made the sensation of her legs rubbing together both painful and distracting.

 

She looked around for her clothes, and couldn't seem to find her yokata. Oh well, she was going straight to a bath anyway. She slipped on her kimono and didn't tie the obi into anything at all, just a knot to keep it from slipping. It was about all she could do on herself, and thankfully no servants popped out of the walls to help her.

 

***

 

Jaken walked down the hallways, having returned from a long journey to one of Sesshomaru's more distant allies. He couldn't for the life of him imagine why Sesshomaru was in such a good mood. When he had greeted him around noon he seemed almost jovial. Jaken hadn't seen him like that since they had brought down Naraku. He had even allowed Jaken to rest up a bit and change before meeting with him to discuss his journey.

 

He had done so, and now he was heading for Sesshomaru's office. He ran over everything in his mind, preparing himself for the meeting.

 

All that was erased as he turned the corner and nearly ran into a very disheveled looking Rin.

 

“Oh, gomen,” she said absentmindedly.

 

Rin could have passed for a sleepwalker if she didn't have a lazy smile plastered on her face.

 

“Rin!” Jaken scolded. “What on earth are you wearing? And your hair is a mess! What has gotten into you?”

 

Rin giggled, she couldn't help it. Jaken. Right. He had been gone, hadn't he? How to explain this…. Oh, that's right… she thought.

 

Rin smiled a little and pulled back the one side of her kimono collar, exposing the still-fresh wound.

 

Jaken was possessed of a very large pair of eyes, but Rin could swear they nearly doubled. “W-w-whaaaaaaat???” Jaken demanded.

 

The door next to them, which led to Sesshomaru's study, opened to reveal an interested Lord of the West.

 

“Sesshomaru-sama!! Explain to me why—mph!” Sesshomaru trod neatly on the little toad's head and went directly to kiss Rin.

 

“You're awake,” he said teasingly.

 

She laughed and nodded. “I'm gonna go take a bath,” she offered.

 

He nodded, trying very hard not to smile. “Your hair does need work…”

 

She pretended to be upset. “Well, it's your fault…”

 

Sesshomaru tilted his head a little. “Gomen.”

 

Jaken stared at him. Had he just apologized? Surely he was hallucinating….

 

Rin smiled, blushing. “Nah, Suki will help me with it.” She kissed him once more and moved on down the hallway.

 

Jaken stared in disbelief as Rin walked—no sauntered away. It couldn't be… it just couldn't be….

 

“Are you giving me that report or not?” Sesshomaru asked in his don't-make-me-threaten-to-kill-you-again voice.

 

Jaken yelled in surprise. “Yes, Lord Sesshomaru! Of course!!”

 

 

 

Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha, or any characters from that show. So sad.

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AN:

 

Am I horrible for crushing Jaken's spirit? Nah, I think that's what he's there for.

 

I am aware Sess is a little out of Character. Men tend to be when infatuated, and he's trying to make a point to Jaken. Don't worry, he hasn't gone soft by any stretch of the imagination.

 

Thank you so much for all your wonderful comments! I really wish you guys would read my original stuff, though, because I put most of my talent and efforts into it, this stuff is really for fun and so I don't put much skill into it.

For action I suggest Memoirs of a Mercenary:

http://www.mediaminer.org/fanfic/view_st.php/130581/